"$40 is big money for us"

Your Daily Snapshot for

Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011

Yesterday we asked what $40 meant to you. Thousands of Americans have responded and we wanted to make sure you saw some of those responses:

I can buy lunch from the cafeteria for almost a whole month for my twins, I can buy food, or pay for gas.I can save it for my daughter’s prescriptions deductibles. To some people $40 is nothing, but $40 is big money for us.
L.A., Hamden, Connecticut

$40.00 a paycheck will allow me to continue to pay co-pays to doctors for necessary medical treatments needed to control debilitating disease.
J.R., Arlington, Texas

Our cable internet bill is $49 per month. If we lose this payroll tax cut then we will have to give up either or internet access or possibly our 'Friday Family Pizza' night. Either way, we will lose something that brings us together as a family.
K.Z., Frederick, Maryland

Have questions about the payroll tax cut? Today at 3:30 p.m. EDT, Brian Deese, Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, will be on the @WHLive Twitter account - join in the conversation using the hashtag #WHChat.

In Case You Missed It

Here are some of the top stories from the White House blog:

By the Numbers: $40
Losing the payroll tax cut will cost the typical family earning $50,000 a year about $40 with each paycheck.

Homecoming for the Final U.S. Forces Iraq Troops
President Obama and Vice President Biden are on hand as the United States Forces-Iraq colors returned home.

Watch the White House Kitchen Get "Kosherized" for Hanukkah
Go behind the scenes as the White House kitchen gets a kosher makeover for the holiday.

Today's Schedule

All times are Eastern Standard Time (EST).

10:30 AM: The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing

11:00 AM: The President meets with senior advisors

12:00 PM: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney [Indicates that the event will be live-streamed on WhiteHouse.gov/Live]

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